Senior Backend Engineer — Kotlin, Redis, Flexible Hours

Energy Innovation Corp; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 101,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton in San Antonio is seeking a Backend Developer to help build and harden our Kotlin-based backend infrastructure. You will trace complex stack traces, optimize data flows with MongoDB and Redis, and implement infrastructure-as-code practices across staging and production.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, problem solving, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced tech environment in Texas.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of attention to detail and problem solving.
• Ability to navigate the politics that tech work attracts.
• Self-motivated with strong delivery orientation.

Responsibilities

• Read Kotlin stack traces and trace bugs to root causes.
• Improve performance and reliability of backend systems.
• Reverse-engineer MongoDB data formats and improve data models.
• Harden Kotlin auth and ensure audit-compliant systems.
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across environments.
• Balance Redis tradeoffs with product timelines.
• Maintain code quality with automated linting and testing.
• Ship Redis experiments quickly and measure outcomes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Experience with tech politics

Tools

Kotlin

MongoDB

Redis

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Grant Thornton in San Antonio is seeking a Backend Developer to help build and harden our Kotlin-based backend infrastructure. You will trace complex stack traces, optimize data flows with MongoDB and Redis, and implement infrastructure-as-code practices across staging and production.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, problem solving, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced tech environment in Texas.